Chat API

Introduction

ROQ's Chat solution can also be used programmatically using graphQL, or our SDKs. While the primary use-cases are taken care of using the UI components, the GraphQL API may be used to achieve custom functionality.

Mutations

`createConversation()`

ℹ️

This endpoint is only available from the server side of your application.

You can use this endpoint to create a new chat programmatically, from your server-side code.

mutation {
  createConversation(
    conversation: {
      ownerId: "4c94b763-9021-499f-8ea3-b01adcdafe57"
      isGroup: true
      title: "ROQ Hackathon"
      tags: ["hackathons"]
      memberIds: [
        "4c94b763-9021-499f-8ea3-b01adcdafe57"
        "7c15cbe7-21f1-4ff7-b742-ec8604682772"
        "cd05a61f-07ca-47e7-abc2-6f0ed9ab645d"
      ]
    }
  ) {
    id
    title
    active
    isGroup
  }
}

Parameter	Type	Description
`archived`	Boolean?	Is the conversation archived or not
`isGroup`	Boolean?	Usually set to true when you have 3 or more participants, or when you need to have a named title for a conversation between 2 participants
`memberIds`	string[]!	An array of userIds for participants of the conversation
`ownerId`	string!	The userId of the owner - i.e usually the creator who has permissions to archive the conversation
`tags`	string[]?	An array of strings. These may be used to filter conversations on the UI Components
`title`	string!	The title of the conversation, shown at the top of the chat window

`deleteConversation()`

Delete a conversation with it's ID

mutation {
  deleteConversation(id: "4c94b763-9021-499f-8ea3-b01adcdafe57")
}

`assignTagsToConversation()`

Assign tags to an existing conversation. These tags can be used to filter conversations on the UI components

mutation {
  assignTagsToConversation(
    conversationId: "4c94b763-9021-499f-8ea3-b01adcdafe57"
    tags: ["hackathon", "hiring"]
  )
}

`unassignTagsFromConversation()`

Remove tags from a conversation.

mutation {
  unassignTagsFromConversation(
    conversationId: "4c94b763-9021-499f-8ea3-b01adcdafe57"
    tags: ["hackathon", "hiring"]
  )
}

`createMessage()`

Send a message to a conversation

mutation {
  createMessage(
    authorId: "4c94b763-9021-499f-8ea3-b01adcdafe57"
    body: "#### Johannes Berge has requested a sample"
    conversationId: "7c15cbe7-21f1-4ff7-b742-ec8604682772"
    fileId: "7c15cbe7-21f1-4ff7-b742-ec8604682772"
    isSystem: false
  )
}

Parameter	Type	Description
`authorId`	string!	UserID of the message sender
`body`	string!	The body of the message, as a string or markdown
`conversationId`	string!	The ID of the conversation into which you want to send the message
`ownerId`	string!	The userId of the owner - i.e usually the creator who has permissions to archive the conversation
`fileId`	string?	If you want to include an attach a file with the message, specify a fileId
`isSystem`	Boolean?	System messages are styled differently in our UI components and can be used to visualize a message from a "bot" or a "system user"

Queries

`messages()`

Returns a list of chat messages for a given conversation.

query {
  messages(filter: { conversationId: 123 }) {
    data {
      id
      body
      fileId
    }
  }
}

If you don't use the super admin user and the query isn't working for you, then please check if the user has the related permission.

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